Williamsburg was nursing a tenuous one-run lead in the sixth inning of its Class 3A quarterfinal contest against Washington at the state softball tournament on Tuesday morning. The two-time defending champion Raiders weren’t sweating. They were smiling. Four insurance runs broke the game ...
After getting their feet wet here last season, the West Fork softball team is looking to make some noise. The Warhawks did just that on Tuesday at Rogers Park, advancing to the Class 2A semifinals while winning their first state game, 7-1 over Durant. West Fork (23-6 overall) will now play ...
A wild ending to a dramatic game advanced Clarksville to the Class 1A semifinal round on Tuesday night at Rogers Park. What began as a relatively innocuous two-out single up the middle by No. 9 hitter Cate Lodge ended in elation for the second-seeded Indians, who prevailed by a 5-4 final in eight innings against No. 7 Mason City Newman. Lodge sharply singled up the middle with no one on base. The ball rolled through the centerfielder’s legs, allowing Lodge to advance to second. Just as Lodge was rounding the base, the rightfielder then slipped and fell as she tried to make the ...
It doesn’t seem to matter what seed North Scott is at the state softball tournament. It’s not even a factor that the Lancers have faced the same opponent three times in as many consecutive trips to Fort Dodge. North Scott just finds a way. On Monday, the seventh-seeded Lancers did it ...
Win or lose, Pella softball coach Katie Banowetz knew everything would be OK. The Dutch (23-12 overall) had a daunting task in the Class 4A state quarterfinal round on Monday at Rogers Park, facing top-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier (37-6). “Our attitude coming in was, ‘what’s the worst ...
Earlier this season, the Newell-Fonda softball team made the short drive over to Rogers Park to compete in the Fort Dodge Invitational. Two days of competing against several ranked — and bigger — opponents only fueled the fire for the Mustangs to return for the state ...
